COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Lorain
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lorain, Pennsylvania
Amherst is 13% larger than Lorain. Amherst earns more, with a median household income $10,229 higher. Amherst has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -22%).
AMHERSTLORAINDIFFERENCE
Total population640568+13% vs Lorain
Population density6991,680−981
Population growth-6.0%-22.4%+16.4 pts
Median age37.344.9−7.6
Male41.8%55.4%−13.6 pts
Female58.2%44.6%+13.6 pts
Foreign-born38.5%1.7%+36.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%95.3%−73.3 pts
Black0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%1.2%+75.0 pts
Asian0.6%0.3%+0.2 pts
Other0.7%3.2%−2.5 pts
Median household income$63,611$53,382+$10,229
Per capita income$20,471$26,273−$5,802
Poverty rate47.9%17.3%+30.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.363−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%10.4%+0.4 pts
Graduate degree3.7%5.6%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation51.2%56.2%−5.0 pts
Median home value$35,500$61,500−$26,000
Median gross rent$779$858−$79
Owner-occupied67.6%83.1%−15.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%19.3%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.5%−37.5 pts
Average commute18.718.4+0.3
Worked from home1.7%10.6%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured49.5%5.6%+43.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025